Game apparatus



(N6 Model) M J POST GAME APPARATUS.

PatentedDeo. 3, 1895 rg 'rn Snares MARY JOSEPHINE Pos'nor l-IOBOKEN, newJERSEY.

GAIVI E APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 550,803, dated December3, H395}.

Application filed April 11,1895. SerialNo. 545,816. some.)

To all whom it 712/661] concern..-

Be it known that "I, MARY Josnrnmn Pos'r, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Ilobokcn, in the county of bles.

Hudson and State of .New J ersey have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in games, and moreparticularly to that class of games employing spinners and mar- Theobject of the invention is to provide an improved, simple, and yetinteresting game employing spinners, marbles, and a suitable game-board,which can be easily; understood and played and yet will developconsiderable skill and accuracy.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and incombinations and arrangements of parts, more fully and particularlydescribed and set forth hereinafter.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective tiewof the gamecomplete; Fig.

2 is a longitudinal section of the marble-proj ector. Fig. 3 is a detailview of the meeting ends of two sides or walls, showing the socket toreceive thetenon of a projector. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views.

In the drawings, a is the game-board, di= vided into four equal portionsor squares 1 2 3 i, if the board be square, each of a different colorfrom the others and separated from the others by dividing lines 5 6. Acircle? is located at the center of the board, distinwise.

guished from the squares by color or other- Each square has a circle 8indicated thereon near its outer corner.

The board is surrounded by an elevated edge or wall I), divided intofour sections 1 colored similarly to the 'four portions of the board.Each section extends along one side of the board and a short distance onanother side at the corner occupied by the portion of the board of thes'amecolor as the section.

c aremarble or ball the four corners of the edge and all pointed towardthe center ring of the board. Each vhis flag thereon.

projectors arranged at.

projector is composed 01' a downward clincd tube formed to rest on thecd; ill with a tenon c to enter the socket in the edge Wall. The upperend of the tube 11 a groove 0 to hold the marble until pushed into thetube .5', so that through the tube and across the table.

(I are grooves in the top surface of the edge to receive the marbles etcbe discharged by the projectors across the board. 7

f are spinners, each of the four portions or colors being represented byspinners of like color, and a like number of spinners are pro' vided byeach color.

g are flags, one or more flags being pro-' vided for eaclr color, andeach section of the wall has an opening to removably receive its Usuallyeach color is provided with four flags, for the purpose hereinafterstated.

Briefly stated and without going into detail, the way of playing thesame is substantially as follows, viz: Four persons play the game, andeach person takes a side color and plants The person playing the firstthen twirls a spinner on the center circle and each discharges a marblefrom his projector at the twirling spinner by pushing a marble fromgroove c into the tube, and the spinner belongs to the player whosemarble strikes it.

The persons around the board play in successioinand suitable simplerules can be established to cover all points arising, the object of thegame being to secure all the spinners of the opposing player, and when aplayer loses allhis spinners his ilagis removed and the flag of theperson receiving the spinners is. substituted, and such person also()Gfilillllbl thesquarc of the losing player. I

If the marble before mentioned fails to hit the twirling spinner, itbelongs to the player into whose squareit rolls and stops.

If a spinner in its movements passes into one of the corner diagonallyopposite can shoot at the game and take the spinner if he hits it.

The game can be made interesting and de velop great skill under properrules.

,It is evident that I do not limit myself-to "any particular shapes,dimensions, or colors.

rings on the board, the player gravity will carry the marble 1;. A gameapparatuscom prising the board divided into equal portions each(lisfi'ingu e61 from the others, the surrounding wan Qii 7 into likeportions, the projectors, the Ea-gs, I 113:) signatvwspinnevs,andballs,substantiallyasdescribed. in presence of two wihmr vsWn and the ammo pmjeobm's Subsign- 'tmfb;

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The game apparatus comprising the MARY QE'OSEPHINE POW. board dividedintb four equal and differently col'ored por tions; the surroundin gWall formed to receive the marbles, the Wang dividefii as iv i'inlesswzEUGENE 13. 13mm, HENRY AWWELL.

